Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is launching an annual effort to return Unclaimed Property to Missourians.

Beginning Tuesday, June 15, the names of more than 112,000 individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations with Unclaimed Property will be listed in over 100 publications across the state. This year, for the first time, Missourians can also search and view the lists by county on ShowMeMoney.com.

Treasurer Fitzpatrick says, “I want to return Unclaimed Property to as many Missourians as possible. We are required by law to run these lists in newspapers, but this year we are making them available online so that all Missourians have access to these county lists regardless of their ability to pay for a newspaper. I encourage all Missourians to check the Unclaimed Property list and claim any money that is rightfully yours. I also encourage Missourians to take a look at the list and if you see a name you recognize, let that person know. It is always free to claim your Unclaimed Property and many claims can be filed online.”

County lists are accessible at: <https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/2021-New-Unclaimed-Property-Account-Owner-Lists-by-County.aspx>.

Most Unclaimed Property consists of cash from bank accounts, stocks, bonds and contents of safe-deposit boxes that have been abandoned. It also can include uncollected insurance-policy proceeds, government refunds, utility deposits and wages from past jobs.

Treasurer Fitzpatrick currently manages over $1 billion in unclaimed assets in more than five million owner accounts. One in 10 Missourians has Unclaimed Property, and the average return is nearly $300.

Since taking office in 2019, Treasurer Fitzpatrick has broken three Unclaimed Property records, returning the first $1 million of his administration in less than 10 days, returning over $45 million in one fiscal year, and returning Unclaimed Property to more Missourians in one year than any prior treasurer.

State law requires notices be published annually in a newspaper in each Missouri county, listing the names of individuals whose Unclaimed Property of $50 or more has been turned over to the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office in the past year.

To see a list of papers running Unclaimed Property lists and publication dates, go t0 https://treasurer.mo.gov/pdf/2021NewspaperRunDate.pdf.